Looking for a fun way to get outdoors and enjoy time with your family while getting a little exercise? We’ve recently taken up disc golf and LOVE it! And it’s FREE!!
See below for Rules & Tips for Beginners.
Local Courses:
Heritage Park Disc Golf Course
600 Spinks Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028
Holes: 18
Elevation: 50/50 Flat/Hills
Foliage: Mixed – Trees/Open
Course Length: 5,535ft
Hole Length: <300’ 7 | 300-400’ 9 | >400’ 2
Trophy Club Park
2885 Trophy Park Dr, Trophy Club, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: Slight Slope
Foliage: Woodsy
Course Length: 6,110ft
Hole Length: <300’ 8 | 300-400’ 5 | >400’ 5
Leonard L. Woods Park
Arbour Way, Lewisville, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: Slight Slope
Foliage: Scattered
Course Length: 5,433ft
Alternate Length: 6,222ft
Hole Length: <300’ 11 | 300-400’ 5 | >400’ 2
Old Man McCutcheon Park
698 Sandy Beach Rd, Lewisville, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: 50/50 Flat/Hills
Foliage: Woodsy
Course Length: 5,631ft
Hole Length: <300’ 7 | 300-400’ 7 | >400’ 4
Andrew Brown Park
590 N Moore Rd., Coppell, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: Flat
Foliage: Stands
Course Length: 4,968ft
Hole Length: <300’ 7 | 300-400’ 10 | >400’ 1
Castle Hills
1175 Dame Carol Way, Carrollton, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: Flat
Foliage: Sparse
Course Length: 5,790ft
Hole Length: <300’ 8 | 300-400’ 8 | >400’ 2
Greenbelt Park
N Josey Ln. & Tree Line Dr., Carrollton, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: Rolling
Foliage: Scattered
Course Length: 5,654ft
Hole Length: <300’ 8 | 300-400’ 8 | >400’ 2
Jimmy Porter Park
2001 N. Josey Ln., Carrollton, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: Slight Slope
Foliage: Scattered
Course Length: 5,600ft
Hole Length: <300’ 7 | 300-400’ 6 | >400’ 5
Griffin Middle School
5105 N Colony Blvd, The Colony, TX
Holes: 6
Target Type: Baskets
Tee Type: Grass
Elevation: Flat
Foliage: Sparse
Course Length: 1,567ft
Hole Length: <300’ 5 | 300-400’ 1 | >400’ 0
Bill Allen Memorial Park
5900 Carroll, The Colony, TX
Holes: 18
Elevation: 50/50 Flat/Hills
Foliage: Corridor
Course Length: 5,462ft
Hole Length: <300’ 10 | 300-400’ 5 | >400’ 3
Get more info on area courses, as well as course maps at https://www.pdga.com/course-directory/
Discs vs Frisbees:
- Frisbees are lightweight and designed for accuracy, but not necessarily distance.
- Disc golf discs are smaller in size, generally heavier, and are designed to cut through the wind.
- So disc golf discs fly farther.
- Purchase a starter set HERE.
Disc Golf Course Rules
- The object of the game is to play the round in the fewest number of throws.
- Do not throw until park visitors are safely out of range. Always give park users the right of way.
- Begin playing each hole by teeing off from the concrete tee pad. Throws must be completed with both feet behind the end of the pad.
- All other throws are made from behind where the disc comes to rest.
- The player whose disc is furthest from the basket throws first.
- A run and follow through are allowed unless the lie is within 10 meters of the target.
- To complete the hole, the disc must come to rest in the basket or chains.
- Tee-off order is determined by players’ score on the previous hole. Lowest score tees first.
- A player may not break, bend, or hold back any part of a tree or vegetation in order to make room for their throwing motion or their path to the basket.
- Allow faster groups to play through when possible.
Tips for Beginners:
Disc golf is so much fun! But if you’re a beginner, it can be stressful to “keep up” with other players on the course. A few tips:
- Google “How to throw disc golf” for some great videos to teach you the basic forms for throwing the disc. There are a number of ways to throw the disc, such as side arm, backhand, tomahawk, and thumber.
- Take your disks to a local park with a big field. We have one near us with soccer goals that we use for target practice from 200+ feet away. This will give you the chance to practice your throws.
- Once you get on the course, if you find players waiting behind you, you can always ask them if they’d like to “play through.” The better players will be out of your way before you know it.
Have fun!
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